On behalf of The Lancaster County Outreach Project, an initiative of Lancaster County Partners for Youth, I would like to thank United Way of Lancaster County, Communities in Schools, the staff and management of Walgreens in Lancaster and Indian Land and the residents of Lancaster County for their outpouring of support during our recent school supply drive.

The Lancaster County Outreach Project was able to give 169 children of various grade levels school supplies so they could have a great start in the 2010-11 school year.

The Lancaster County School District’s Celebrate Great Teaching Award presentations didn’t have the fanfare of past events, but nonetheless four outstanding educators were duly honored for their wonderful work.

In recent years, the recipients were saluted during a special assembly in front of their peers to launch the new school term.

This year, district officials still opted to honor the teachers, but the ceremony, as part of a cost-cutting measure with a furlough day, wasn’t held.

A friend recently asked me who I was supporting in the 5th District Congressional race. It reminded me that I had the opportunity to play golf at a Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce function with Mick Mulvaney some years ago. I had some face time with him, off the record. He was a good golfer. However, my impression was that he was a lot further right than anything I wanted to be associated with. When I finished the round I resolved to keep as far from him as I could.

RICHBURG Three Indian Land High School football standouts reaped honors for their play in week five of the 2010 high school football season during the Founders Tri-County Football Coaches Association weekly meeting on Tuesday.

Warriors’ standouts Rondreas Truesdale, Marc Morris and Reggie Wyatt were saluted for their play in the unbeaten Warriors (5-0) 49-7 win over North Central in Boonetown.

Some people believe Lancaster’s future is as a college town. One of them is Dr. John Catalano, dean at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster. He’s working to increase the size of USCL, which he believes will help transform Lancaster into a college town.

The first step in expanding USCL is an $8 million classroom building, which the college hopes to break ground on within two years.

We, as a people, are quick to point a finger at other people not realizing that three fingers are pointed back in our own direction.

I am a Democrat and I will support a Democrat ticket. I saw the signs on U.S. 521 concerning U.S. Rep. Spratt that said “Sack Spratt.”

Everyone has an opinion. But I have a question. What will we be getting if Spratt does not go back into office? Once in office things start to change – sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.